Kyoto to Mt. Koya One Day Walking Tour

Duration10h 30m

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 10 travelers

Overview

Mt. Koya is a World Heritage site deemed by UNESCO.
It is a place of scenic beauty where history, culture, and nature are concentrated.
The Highlight is to visit the World Heritage site of Mt Koya, a pilgrimage route. This is a day trip from Kyoto. Also experienced guide with a strong knowladge about Koyasan. This tour Includes round trip express bus.

Mount Koya is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.

※You will use express bus from Kyoto Station to Koyasan. ※No guide will accompany you on the express bus. It takes about 3 hours one way.

What's included

Round-trip transportation
Bottled water
Entrance fee of Kongobuji Temple
Guide
Entrance fee of Danjo Garan

Lunch

What to expect

Koyasan Okunoin
1h

On the 2-kilometer approach from Ichinobashi Bridge to the mausoleum, more than 200,000 gravestones, prayer monuments, and memorials to the lords of the feudal lords stand in a grove of thousand-year-old cedar trees.
Kongobu-ji Temple
30m · Admission ticket included

Mount Koya is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.
Koyasan Danjo Garan
Pass by

Danjo Garan is one of the two sacred sites of Koyasan, along with Okuno-in Temple, which was the first place Kobo Daishi Kukai built when he founded Koyasan. It is said to embody the mandala worldview based on esoteric Buddhism, and is lined with 19 halls, including Kondo, the main hall of Koyasan, and the 48.5-meter-high Konpon Daito, the symbol of Koyasan.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

08:00 Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit H2 Bus Stop (in front of Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande)
※Please present your “Mobile Ticket Screen” and get on the bus.
08:10 Departure※Please move by yourself※Highway bus from Kyoto Station to Koyasan. ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus.

End point

08:00 Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit H2 Bus Stop (in front of Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande)
※Please present your “Mobile Ticket Screen” and get on the bus.
08:10 Departure※Please move by yourself※Highway bus from Kyoto Station to Koyasan. ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Customers will travel from Kyoto to Koyasan by highway bus./3 hours one way ※No guide will accompany you on the highway bus.
In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.